Nájera, Spain

After a lovely breakfast at our pension with espresso, fresh juice, fruit and rolls, we began our trek at 8:30. We only walked another 10 miles, but a lot of up. We arrived here at 2:30, after stopping for our usual picnic lunch, but this time sardine and cheese sandwiches. We also had a stop at a Refrescos Truck to break up the hike. Norm went crazy photographing the wild flowers today, while I marveled at the absence of pain in my feet. Finally those blisters are healing. I’ve been using Vaseline and some nice German hiking socks with padded heels and balls to manage my blisters. We got here early enough to score a private room at the Alberque. We took a nap, then shopped for bread and fruit. We had paella at a cafe on the river. We walked around just a bit, seeing the red cliffs above the city until my feet screamed enough!